Happy 70th birthday LP: June 21, 1948
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beatcomber
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According to Discogs:
The very first 10" LP record. released in 1948, Using existing material that was originally issued as a four-record 78 rpm album in March 4, 1946, catalogue no. C-112.
This 10" LP and the 12" LP Mendelssohn: Concerto In E Minor For Violin And Orchestra Op. 64 were both printed for the (soon to be announced) "Long Play LP's" for the Columbia catalog, and is considered the first (modern) 10 inch LP ever. Columbia Records unveiled both of these at a press conference in the Waldorf Astoria in June 1948.
Original 33 1/3 version with the pink cover. Another version with cover text layout exists The Voice Of Frank Sinatra
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The very first 10" LP record. released in 1948, Using existing material that was originally issued as a four-record 78 rpm album in March 4, 1946, catalogue no. C-112.
This 10" LP and the 12" LP Mendelssohn: Concerto In E Minor For Violin And Orchestra Op. 64 were both printed for the (soon to be announced) "Long Play LP's" for the Columbia catalog, and is considered the first (modern) 10 inch LP ever. Columbia Records unveiled both of these at a press conference in the Waldorf Astoria in June 1948.
Original 33 1/3 version with the pink cover. Another version with cover text layout exists The Voice Of Frank Sinatra
OutlawSun
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It's pretty amazing that vinyl has survived and even seen a resurgence.
KevinJS
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According to Discogs:
The very first 10" LP record. released in 1948, Using existing material that was originally issued as a four-record 78 rpm album in March 4, 1946, catalogue no. C-112.
This 10" LP and the 12" LP Mendelssohn: Concerto In E Minor For Violin And Orchestra Op. 64 were both printed for the (soon to be announced) "Long Play LP's" for the Columbia catalog, and is considered the first (modern) 10 inch LP ever. Columbia Records unveiled both of these at a press conference in the Waldorf Astoria in June 1948.
Original 33 1/3 version with the pink cover. Another version with cover text layout exists The Voice Of Frank Sinatra
The original intention was to reserve the 12" record (ML series) for classical recordings and issue popular selections on the 10" (CL series). I seem to remember that there was a third series, for children's music, issued at the same time. It took 10 years for the first stereo LPs to be issued.
NoTransistors
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Most of us here understand the magic of analog. But you know, I have given up trying to convince non-believers. Let the world wallow in bits and bytes and sampling rates. I no longer care, as long as me and my audiophool buddies can continue in our persuit of analog bliss.
